New Book: Pumpkin Skulls and Other Silly Things

Carve a pumpkin skull Follow along with clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations and photographs, learn how to make a realistic human skull out of a pear-shaped pumpkin, and display it proudly to ward off squeamish visitors. You can stop there if you want, but if you find you’re interested in really going down the 3-D pumpkin-carving rabbit hole, it’s still a really good idea to develop your pumpkin skull-carving abilities: using a medium where the stakes are low, you’re practicing a foundational skill for portraiture or caricature or monste